Rebecca Nielsen

Brief Life History of Rebecca

When Rebecca Nielsen was born on 9 September 1861, in Ålborg, Nordjylland, Denmark, her father, Laurs Laursen, was 30 and her mother, Dorthea Marie Thompsen, was 23. She married Isaac Jorgensen on 8 July 1880, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 8 daughters. She immigrated to Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1866 and lived in Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States in 1920. She died on 19 March 1930, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Logan Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Jorgensen
1857–1938
Rebecca Nielsen
1861–1930
Marriage: 8 July 1880
Lola Everett Jorgensen
1881–1963
Orilla Amy Jorgensen
1882–1955
Leeman Artgar Jorgensen
1883–1976
Cleon Beckwin Jorgensen
1884–1885
Alvaretta “Rhett” Leora Jorgensen
1886–1978
Rhoda Eva Jorgensen
1887–1967
Lydia Dorthea Jorgensen
1888–1888
Ada Eliza Jorgensen
1888–1888
Glenn Arnold Jorgensen
1890–1966
Grace Viola Jorgensen
1891–1988
Vera LaVene Jorgensen
1893–1984
Myrvin Orsman Jorgensen
1894–1977
Quinn Alverdo Jorgensen
1896–1931
Myrl Aleda Jorgensen
1897–1898
Virgil Ottis Jorgensen
1900–1900
Darrell Erdman Jorgensen
1903–1989

Sources (53)

  • Rebecca Jorgenson in household of Isaac Jorgenson, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
  • Rebecca Jorgensen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1865 · The Union Roller Mill

The Union Roller Mill was built to help grind the grain that was harvested in the Cache Valley and the other surrounding areas. It was later renamed the Thatcher Milling & Elevator Company and the old millstones were discarded.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Jorgen, Knud, Lars, Nels, Bent, Borge, Holger, Ove, Einer, Oluf.

Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Niels, a shortened form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas ). Compare Nielson , Neilsen , Nelsen , Nilsen , and Nilson .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Life Sketch of Rebecca Nielsen Jorgensen

Author Unknown The father of Rebecca Nielsen Jorgensen, Lars L. Nielsen, was born at Agersted Voer Sogern, Denmark on October 6, 1830, the year the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was o …

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